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Pierce Egan (1772–1849) was a British journalist, sportswriter, and writer on popular culture.

Not to be confused with his son Pierce Egan the Younger ...more

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Boxiana; or, Sketches of An...
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Boxiana (Volume 3); During ...
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Boxiana; Or, Sketches Of Mo...
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The Life Of An Actor
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Robin Hood and Little John:...
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Pierce Egan's Book Of Sport...
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Boxiana: Sketches of Ancien...
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Sporting Anecdotes
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“All has been done, each theme has been attack’d,
And Authors’ Heads are like a city sack’d!”
― Pierce Egan, The Life Of An Actor
tags: nothing-new-under-the-sun, writer-s-block
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